Catching lightning in a fossil – and calculating how much energy a strike contains

For most of human history, people have been terrified by lightning. Frightening bolts from above, lightning was a tool of the gods to smite mortals for their hubris (or their unfortunate penchant for seeking shelter from storms under trees). The discovery and implementation of Benjamin Franklin's lightning rod tamed this once formidable, divine weapon.

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